Metropolitan Opera: Free opera every night Jan. 4-10

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free encore opera performances every night during the pandemic. Read on for the performance schedule for this week which they are calling, "Epic Rivalries."

Posted 12:22 p.m. Jan 4, 2021 — Updated 4:43 p.m. Jan 11, 2021

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free encore presentations every night during the pandemic from the Live in HD series on their website.

Each stream becomes available at 7:30 p.m. EDT and remains accessible for on-demand viewing until 6:30 p.m. the following day. See all the details including the schedule for each week on their website.

Met Stars Live in Concert: The Met is also offering a new pay-per-view concert series with top artists. According to their website, "If you enjoy the Nightly Opera Streams, be sure not to miss our groundbreaking new pay-per-view concert series, presenting opera’s greatest stars performing live via satellite from striking locations across Europe and the U.S. See the details on their website.

Nightly Opera Streams Schedule:

The theme this week is titled: "Epic Rivalries."

This schedule can change at any time so be sure to check the most up to date information on their website.

The following schedule is courtesy www.metopera.org.

Monday, January 4

Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur

Starring Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Carlo Bosi, Ambrogio Maestri, and Maurizio Muraro, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. From January 12, 2019.

Tuesday, January 5

Rossini’s La Donna del Lago

Starring Joyce DiDonato, Daniela Barcellona, Juan Diego Flórez, John Osborn, and Oren Gradus, conducted by Michele Mariotti. From March 14, 2015.

Wednesday, January 6

Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles

Starring Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Nicolas Testé, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. From January 16, 2016.

Thursday, January 7

Bellini’s I Puritani

Starring Anna Netrebko, Eric Cutler, Franco Vassallo, and John Relyea, conducted by Patrick Summers. From January 6, 2007.

Friday, January 8

Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci

Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, Jane Bunnell, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze; Patricia Racette, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze, and Lucas Meachem, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From April 25, 2015.

Saturday, January 9

Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda

Starring Elza van den Heever, Joyce DiDonato, Matthew Polenzani, Joshua Hopkins, and Matthew Rose, conducted by Maurizio Benini. From January 19, 2013.

Sunday, January 10

Verdi’s Il Trovatore

Starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick, Marcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Stefan Kocán, conducted by Marco Armiliato. From April 30, 2011.

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